Veteran who has serious doubts about negotiating with the taliban. Hes dealt with them himself. He says its a waste of time and a dangerous thought in our head. Yesterday our top defense officials were talking about the possibility we could do that. From the Defense Secretary to the chief of the joint chief of staff. The argument goes something like this. Better to talk to them because the alternative to them in afghanistan is isisk. Is it really that simple . We have Jennifer Griffin at the Pentagon And Jacqui heinrich monitoring these developments as well as the White House. Jennifer, first you at the pentagon. The idea of entering into discussions with the taliban might have seemed unthinkable 20 years ago. Given everything thats transpired not so much now. What are you hearing on this. Its really important to point out that the taliban were legitimized in March 2020 when the Trump Administration signed a Peace Agreement, socalled Peace Agreement with the taliban, which had certain
Cuba. Also Chuck Grassley, Jesse Waters is here, and retired fourstar general. Democratic lawmakers escalating their fight against Gop Voting laws with President Biden coming under fire for his claims that the laws are 21st century Jim Crow assault. This is america reports, happy wednesday. Im Sandra Smith in New York and i will raise your with a butter pecan. President biden meanwhile saying yesterday republican Led Voting Reforms in places like Texas Aim to make it harder for americans to vote. He also urged congress to take action on federal legislation to combat those efforts. This as texas democrats receive a warm welcome in the nations capital. The democrats fleeing their state in an effort to block a gop that backed Voting Law and now a texas republicans are tHreatening to put the defecting democrats in handcuffs. We start off the day with our senior correspondent Casey Siegel who is life for us in the capital of austin. Good to see you. For the second day in a row, about an hou
Short fuses and its an Abusive Environment said another person with direct knowledge of how the office is run. Its not a healthy environment and people often feel mistreated, is not a place where people feel supported but a place where people feel treated like much criticism is aimed at the Vps Chief of staff, many sources are blaming Kamala Harris herself saying the toxicity starts with harris herself. Im not joking when i say this, if you ever work with me and i hear you treat another colleague with disrespect or talk down to someone i promise you i will fire you on the spot. On the spot. Now is, annes, or. Dana harris chief spokesperson defended the vpn said people who made the claims are how cowards. During her president Ial Campaign, this letter was sent in as part of a resignation in which the staffer said this is my third president Ial Campaign and i have never seen an organization treated staff so poorly it is not acceptable to me, we encourage people to move from washington, d
Greg all right, another great show tonight. Julie banderas is back. Which is pretty amazing given yesterdays boat trip. [laughter] [screaming] it was a huge greg but at least you tried it out. I mean, youre close. Michael loftus is here. As usual he looks like he got dressed In The Dark at a homeless shelter. Still boxcar willies jacket. But hes having a great summer, if only he and his buddies could learn to throw frisbee. Greg some friends . All right, shut up. So we are all happy to be here with you. You know whos not happy . Cnn. Was it destination for news when tv was in blackandwhite is now a Motley Assortment of glum for eggs touting with the whats left of their shredded reputation. They are clinging to past glory and full of commies. Its a Clown Car minus the car. So between the first and second quarter of this year, the network has lost more than half of its audience. In near months, they went from six people trapped in an airport watching don Lemon Cry to three. And those thr
Gun laws. Youre going to ask me to speculate, understandably, ask me to speculate on what happened and why it happened and im not going to do that. We dont have all the information. We are still waiting for more information regarding the shooter, his motive, the weapons he used. I dont need to wait another minute let alone an hour to take common sense steps that will save the lives in the future and urge my colleagues in the house and senate to act. We can ban Assault Weapons and highcapacity magazines in this country once again. We can close the loopholes on our background check system. Dana the white house saying the president could take Executive Action on guns. Senate democrats taking the same approach as biden, using a previously scheduled hearing scheduled for this morning on gun violence and demand new laws. Top leader speaking out afterwards. Republicans seem adverse to even wanting to talk about the academic of gun violence. Like the start of the covid epidemic. Their strategy